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This is perhaps the best haunted house picture book that I've ever read. To me, the strength of In the Haunted House is the fact that it reads very similarly to what it's like to actually go inside a commercial haunted house, complete with all the uncertainty and nagging fears and insecurity that come with such a trip. Eve Bunting's writing, coupled with the illustrations of Susan Meddaugh, is very evocative of this experience, and how it really unfolds. This is a pleasingly eerie book, the perfect read for Halloween.

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Also known as Evelyn Bolton and A.E. Bunting.

Anne Evelyn Bunting, better known as Eve Bunting, is an author with more than 250 books. Her books are diverse in age groups, from picture books to chapter books, and topic, ranging from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Eve Bunting has won several awards for her works.

Bunting went to school in Ireland and grew up with storytelling. In Ireland, “There used to be Shanachies… the shanachie was a storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and fairies, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Maybe I’m a bit of a Shanchie myself, telling stories to anyone who will listen.” This storytelling began as an inspiration for Bunting and continues with her work.

In 1958, Bunting moved to the United States with her husband and three children. A few years later, Bunting enrolled in a community college writing course. She felt the desire to write about her heritage. Bunting has taught writing classes at UCLA. She now lives in Pasadena, California.